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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1908
Page
14
The Washington Post notes its publication office location on Pennsylvania Avenue and Fourteenth Street, confirming the venue for editorial operations and distribution. The notice lists street lines for mailing and contact references in a concise administrative update.
A long discussion on the potential impact of the Black vote in the 1908 presidential race, with analysis of how support from African Americans might influence outcomes in New York, Connecticut, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, Maryland, and Delaware. The piece weighs historical shifts, party dynamics, and the hypothetical consequences for Taft, Bryan, and McKinley era alignments.
Remittance instructions specify drafts checks post office orders or express orders payable to The Washington Post Co Washington DC Entered at the post office as second class mail matter New York Office Flatiron Building Fall Block Manager Chingo Office Hartford Building Fall Block May 29 1808 Friday.
Readers planning moves from Washington should have The Post follow them to stay informed on Capital affairs. Address changes can be made anytime and the paper will be mailed promptly to any part of the country. Notify the agent or send orders directly to The Post at Mart 4205.
The piece notes abundant bank reserves and strong demand for long term paper in June with Alaska gold inflows and ongoing production in other gold fields. It then reports heated House Senate tensions over legislative power, citing speeches by Burton and Bourke Cockran and detailing caucus actions and near surrender amid a parliamentary versus executive government theme.
The article describes a laboratory test of armor plate plates and projectiles with mentions of impact, fracture, and analysis. It notes the use of a high grade plate, efforts to test against a certain projectile, and observations about the plate’s behavior under the test conditions.
Analysis of Johnson visiting Alabama after primaries paints him as simple, engaging, and unguarded. Voters in Birmingham and Montgomery respond to his approachable manner, suggesting he could broaden appeal beyond Bryan supporters. The piece views Johnson as a viable alternative needing only further touring to alter Southern sentiment.
A terrier stranded in the heat near Park Avenue and Thirty Fifth Street was rescued after passersby failed to help. Edward Lisagater aided by recognizing the dog’s distress, while Bernhardt, driving a delivery wagon, tossed salt into the dog’s mouth to calm it. The owner, a woman with a distant guardian, was present but did not intervene. Within minutes the dog stopped convulsing and soon trotted home, with Bernhardt claiming repeated successes treating dogs this way.
In a time worn tale a respected elder unearthed a sealed floor cache containing gold coins from the Baltic and American works. The find was welcomed as a cherished gift from forebears, with offerings made in the family shrine and a banquet held in its honor. A dealer then appraised the treasure as gold, while the scene reflected reverence for ancestral memory and prosperity.
The Mount at Marazion Cornwall long held by the St Aubyn family passes to Lord St Levan after the death of his father. The new peer, a soldier with service in Egypt the Sudan and South Africa, has ties to Mount Edgcumbe and Devonport estates. The piece traces the St Aubyn line its baronetcy and a Scotland-involved marriage that affected succession. The article also touches on the Museum of Peace and War in Lucerne and the fate of Bloch’s collection amid funding shortfalls.
The Dresdner Anzeiger cites English sources on how bad weather hits commerce. Rain reduces shopper turnout and raises umbrella costs, while cigars profit on wet days. London fog and storms inflate gas, apothecary income doubles, and railways gain from rain and fog. A single thunderstorm could power all world dynamos for years, with weather costing money and altering trade.
A healthful man with abstemious habits describes his trial with ale after breakfast and coffee withdrawal. He recounts improved nerves and vitality after one bottle daily post breakfast, noting no craving for other meals and cautioning against excess. The account portrays ale as a beneficial, single daily aid.
A Riverhead rooster remains on seven eggs for forty eight hours with no intention of abandoning his post as hens near him sit and wait. Nearby in St Louis a man bets he can work ten hours without speaking, delivering bricks both ways while neighbors watch. Also noted is Chicago editor Kohlsaat’s belief William J Bryan may drop the Democratic lead unless Providence or force intervenes.
J Piermont Morgan told an American correspondent in Vienna that William H Taft would win the presidency and that America's financial troubles would end. Morgan, arriving after thirty years, praised Vienna as the world’s most beautiful capital.
A Census Bureau bulletin on June 1941 prison statistics shows 1,337 penal institutions in the United States with 177,2 inmates. Males numbered 93,000 and females 6,? thousand, while juvenile facilities held about 22,034 inmates. The report notes an average of 1006 inmates per 100,000 population and a slight improvement from 1315 per 100,000 in a prior period.
A Chicago report recalls a remarkable plumber who refuses to return to his tools, while fantastical tales of rocs mirages and hidden Aztec gold fill the era with wonder. The page notes a buttoned music setup at a political convention, tying worldly marvels to planned orchestral effects.
A satirical column notes that true virtue earns apology, much bad luck stems from mismanagement, and life’s puzzles shrink when care is taken. It jokes that a love struck woman can persuade a man they are in love, and critiques women’s imagined heroine roles in novels.
Aleske will send two delegate sets to the Republican national convention. Nome's Rhea and Juneau's Shackelford arrived in Washington from Ketchikan where two conventions were held May 12. The split Alaska party backs different delegates but unites for President Taft.
A collection of aphoristic observations on human nature and social behavior. The pieces discuss vanity, manipulation, aging, and gender norms, noting how desire and self-interest shape conflicts and legal maneuvers. The tone mimics brisk newspaper commentary with pithy maxims.
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